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@title=The Revolutionary War (1776-1783)

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^^"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political 
^^world as storms in the physical."
^^- Thomas Jefferson, 1787


^^JULY 1776, NORTH AMERICA 
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^The unrests in the british colonies in North America turns into an open revolution. More and more 
^colonists joining the Continental Army, strong in their will to fight for freedom. Quickened by 
^the events at Boston the year before, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopts the 
^Declaration of Independence. From now on, the American colonies are severing their political 
^connections to Great Britain and calling themselve the 13 United States of America.
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^Meanwhile a massive british war fleet arrived on Long Island under command of William Howe 
^and seized New York City, ready to crush American forces. 
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^The Continental Army learns their first major defeat on Manhattan Island. Withdrawn from 
^New York City, the Commander-in-Chief George Washington tries to reorganize his army, 
^making them ready for a counter attack.      
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^The War of Independence has begun...
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